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Children's reading lists

14 books for sports-obsessed kids

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The best unicorn books for kids

Daisy and the Trouble with Shopping

The BRAND NEW, laugh-out-loud Daisy adventure, from bestselling author of the Oi Frog series, Kes Gray. 
 
Here comes trouble! 
 
Daisy is NOT excited about today's plan. Her mum and nan are taking her clothes shopping because of all the "incredible" sales. What could be more BORING than that?! 
 
And everyone knows Daisy doesn't handle boring very well. It always leads to TROUBLE... 
 
This very funny fiction series is perfect for boosting reading confidence. And if you love this one, you'll also love DAISY AND THE TROUBLE WITH UNICORNS, DAISY AND THE TROUBLE WITH SPACE and DAISY AND THE TROUBLE WITH LONDON!

The BRAND NEW, laugh-out-loud Daisy adventure, from bestselling author of the Oi Frog series, Kes Gray. 
 
Here comes trouble! 
 
Daisy is NOT excited about today's plan. Her mum and nan are taking her clothes shopping because of all the &quot;incredible&quot; sales. What could be more BORING than that?! 
 
And everyone knows Daisy doesn't handle boring very well. It always leads to TROUBLE... 
 
This very funny fiction series is perfect for boosting reading confidence. And if you love this one, you'll also love DAISY AND THE TROUBLE WITH UNICORNS, DAISY AND THE TROUBLE WITH SPACE and DAISY AND THE TROUBLE WITH LONDON!

Daisy and the Trouble With Space

The BRAND NEW laugh-out-loud Daisy adventure, from bestselling author of the Oi Frog series, Kes Gray.

The BRAND NEW laugh-out-loud new Daisy adventure, from bestselling author of the Oi Frog series, Kes Gray. 
 
Here comes trouble! 
 
Daisy and her class have SPACE FEVER after a talk about stars, moons and faraway planets. THEN their teacher announces they're going to spend a WHOLE WEEK learning all about space. How COSMIC is that?! 
 
Trouble is, SPACE FEVER follows Daisy back home too. And turning your bedroom ceiling into the universe isn't that easy. Even with lots of glow-in-the-dark stars, superglue, and your best friend to help . . . 
 
If you love this DAISY adventure, look out for more including DAISY AND THE TROUBLE WITH UNICORNS, DAISY AND THE TROUBLE WITH CHOCOLATE and DAISY AND THE TROUBLE WITH SCHOOL TRIPS!

Kes Gray is one of the UK’s bestselling writers for children, with over two million copies of his stories sold. He is the author of the award-winning DAISY picture books and fiction, as well as the creator of the chart-topping OI! series with illustrator Jim Field. Kes lives in Essex.

The BRAND NEW laugh-out-loud Daisy adventure, from bestselling author of the Oi Frog series, Kes Gray. 
 
Here comes trouble! 
 
Daisy and her class have SPACE FEVER after a talk about stars, moons and faraway planets. THEN their teacher announces they're going to spend a WHOLE WEEK learning all about space. How COSMIC is that?! 
 
Trouble is, SPACE FEVER follows Daisy back home too. And turning your bedroom ceiling into the universe isn't that easy. Even with lots of glow-in-the-dark stars, superglue, and your best friend to help . . .

The Who's Whonicorn of Sing-along Unicorns

Did you know that unicorns LOVE to sing? A laugh-out-loud, read-aloud picture-book guide to the most talented unicorns ever, from the author of the Oi Frog and Friends series, Kes Gray, and illustrator of The Dinosaur that Pooped series, Garry Parsons. 
 
Dive into this delightfully silly unicorn Who's Who and get ready to discover: 
 
- ONE, TWO . . . ONE, TWOnicorns who always use a microphone 
- WECAN'THEARYOUnicorns who always forget to turn their microphone on 
- BLUESUEDESHOEnicorns who love rock 'n' roll 
- DOOBYDOOnicorns who prefer soul 
- HAPPYBIRTHDAYTOYOUnicorns who only know one song 
- plus some familiar unicorns you may have seen before! 
 
This funny and surprising follow-up to The Who's Whonicorn of Unicorns is jam-packed with joyful wordplay, hilarious illustrations and the most magical, musical unicorns you've never heard of! It's also a brilliantly inventive way to encourage children's creativity and imagination.

Kes Gray (Author) 
Kes Gray is one of the UK's bestselling writers for children, with over two million copies of his stories sold. He is the author of the award-winning DAISY picture books and fiction, as well as the creator of the chart-topping OI! series with illustrator Jim Field. Kes lives in Essex. 
 
Garry Parsons (Illustrator) 
Garry Parsons is an award-winning illustrator of books for children, including the bestselling The Dinosaur That Pooped series. Garry's illustrations have accompanied the words of many prestigious picture-book authors, including Kes Gray, Ian Whybrow and Peter Bently. He has also illustrated the popular fiction series The Dragonsitter by Josh Lacey and the space adventure series George's Secret Key to the Universe by Lucy and Stephen Hawking for slightly older readers. Garry lives in London with his young family and old dog.

Daisy and the Trouble With London

The BRAND NEW laugh-out-loud new Daisy adventure, from bestselling author of the Oi Frog series, Kes Gray.

The BRAND NEW laugh-out-loud Daisy adventure for readers of 6-9, from bestselling author of the Oi Frog series, Kes Gray. 
 
Here comes trouble! 
 
Daisy is off to actual, actual London for the day!!! 
 
Nanny and Grampy are taking her to see the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, Big Ben and lots more. 
 
Trouble is, all Daisy really wants to see is Cooey the pigeon . . .

The BRAND NEW laugh-out-loud Daisy adventure for readers of 6-9, from bestselling author of the Oi Frog series, Kes Gray. 
 
Here comes trouble! 
 
Daisy is off to actual, actual London for the day!!! 
 
Nanny and Grampy are taking her to see the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, Big Ben and lots more. 
 
Trouble is, all Daisy really wants to see is Cooey the pigeon . . .

from the author of Oi Frog!

The Who's Whonicorn of Unicorns

A laugh-out-loud, read-aloud picture-book guide to the wildest and wackiest unicorns you can imagine, from the author of the Oi Frog and Friends series, Kes Gray, and illustrator of The Dinosaur that Pooped series, Garry Parsons. 
 
Dive into this delightfully silly unicorn Who's Who and get ready to discover: 
 
- spooky BOO!nicorns 
- polite AFTERYOUnicorns 
- floating BALLOONincorns 
- smelly POOnicorns 
- clumsy BUMPINTOnicorns 
- and so many more! 
 
This funny and surprising new take on the unicorn craze is jam-packed with joyful wordplay and hilarious illustrations. It's also a brilliantly inventive way to encourage children's creativity and imagination. 
 
*A fully illustrated version of Daisy and Gabby's story from the bestselling Daisy and the Trouble with Unicorns*

Daisy and the Trouble With Unicorns

The BRAND NEW laugh-out-loud Daisy adventure for readers of 6-9, from bestselling author of the Oi Frog series, Kes Gray. 
 
Here comes trouble! 
 
It's Gabby's birthday and Daisy is the GUEST OF HONOUR at her party!!! 
 
What's even more exciting is that Gabby has been given TWO TOY UNICORNS for her birthday. 
 
They're so sparkly and soft and fluffy and cuddly!!! 
 
Trouble is, these unicorns are also MAGIC - and very chatty. And they're giving Daisy all sorts of troublesome ideas...

The BRAND NEW laugh-out-loud Daisy adventure for readers of 6-9, from bestselling author of the Oi Frog series, Kes Gray. 
 
Here comes trouble! 
 
It's Gabby's birthday and Daisy is the GUEST OF HONOUR at her party!!! 
 
What's even more exciting is that Gabby has been given TWO TOY UNICORNS for her birthday. 
 
They're so sparkly and soft and fluffy and cuddly!!! 
 
Trouble is, these unicorns are also MAGIC - and very chatty. And they're giving Daisy all sorts of troublesome ideas...

Daisy and the Trouble with Christmas

A brilliantly funny story of Christmas chaos starring the one and only Daisy from the bestselling author behind the hilarious OI FROG series.

A brilliantly funny story of Christmas chaos starring the one and only Daisy, from the bestselling author behind the hilarious OI FROG series. 
 
Daisy is SOOOOOOOO excited about Christmas! She loves the carols, the crackers, and especially the chance to be in the school Christmas play. She's got SEVEN whole words to learn! 
 
But when Daisy and her best friend Gabby decide the dolly their teacher has chosen to play the Baby Jesus is a bit . . . well, boring, Daisy comes up with a plan that will mean TROUBLE!

A high octane, very funny story about the run-up to Christmas and the excitement of being in the school's seasonal production

If an ability to get a reader hooting out loud is the sign of a successful book, then this is it

Kes Gray (Author) 
 Kes Gray is one of the UK’s bestselling writers for children, with over two million copies of his stories sold. He is the author of the award-winning DAISY picture books and fiction, as well as the creator of the chart-topping OI! series with illustrator Jim Field. Kes lives in Essex.

Daisy is SOOOOOOOO excited about Christmas! She loves the carols, the crackers, and especially the chance to be in the school Christmas play. She's got SEVEN whole words to learn! 
 
But when Daisy and her best friend Gabby decide the dolly their teacher has chosen to play the Baby Jesus is a bit . . . well, boring, Daisy comes up with a plan that will mean TROUBLE!

Daisy and the Trouble with Giants

Daisy's having trouble with giants - cheeky, extremely readable and funny young fiction from the bestselling author behind the hilarious OI FROG series.

Daisy's having trouble with giants - cheeky, extremely readable and funny young fiction from the bestselling author behind the hilarious OI FROG series. 
 
Fee Fi Fo Fum! What has Daisy gone and done?! Daisy has decided she wants to meet a REAL giant! Trouble is . . . if you want to meet a giant you need a magic bean. And finding magic beans can be troublesome . . . 
 
The trouble with giants is they really shouldn't live at the top of magic beanstalks. If giants didn't live at the top of magic beanstalks then Daisy is convinced that she wouldn't have got into big trouble AGAIN!

Daisy, with her perfectly round face, determined, beady eyes and severe Joan of Arc coif, is a veritable icon of juvenile intransigence

Fee Fi Fo Fum! What has Daisy gone and done?! Daisy has decided she wants to meet a REAL giant! Trouble is . . . if you want to meet a giant you need a magic bean. And finding magic beans can be troublesome . . . 
 
The trouble with giants is they really shouldn't live at the top of magic beanstalks. If giants didn't live at the top of magic beanstalks then Daisy is convinced that she wouldn't have got into big trouble AGAIN!

Daisy and the Trouble with Burglars

Daisy's back, and getting into more trouble than ever - this time as a detective! Cheeky, extremely readable and funny young fiction from the bestselling author behind the hilarious OI FROG series.

Daisy's back, and getting into more trouble than ever - this time as a detective! Cheeky, extremely readable and funny young fiction from the bestselling author behind the hilarious OI FROG series. 
 
When three actual burglaries happen in Daisy's town, Daisy is beside herself with excitement. Two houses and the fish and chip shop have been broken into (and lots of cods and haddocks have been stolen). Anyone could be next! 
 
Daisy wants to help. Together with Gabby and Dylan, she forms her own detective agency. Armed with a notebook, a magnifying glass, a camera and a box of icing sugar, she sets out on the burglars' trail. 
 
Trouble is, detective work is hard when you're not allowed to go further than the end of the road . . .

Daisy turns detective following a spate of burglaries. Gray's words are perfectly judged, and Nick Sharratt's illustrations are bright and colourful

Kes Gray is one of the UK’s bestselling writers for children, with over two million copies of his stories sold. He is the author of the award-winning DAISY picture books and fiction, as well as the creator of the chart-topping OI! series with illustrator Jim Field. Kes lives in Essex.

When three actual burglaries happen in Daisy's town, Daisy is beside herself with excitement. Two houses and the fish and chip shop have been broken into (and lots of cods and haddocks have been stolen). Anyone could be next! 
 
Daisy wants to help. Together with Gabby and Dylan, she forms her own detective agency. Armed with a notebook, a magnifying glass, a camera and a box of icing sugar, she sets out on the burglars' trail. 
 
Trouble is, detective work is hard when you're not allowed to go further than the end of the road . . .

Daisy and the Trouble with Vampires

Daisy's getting into some seriously spooky trouble on Halloween! Cheeky, extremely readable and funny young fiction from the bestselling author behind the hilarious OI FROG series.

Daisy's getting into some seriously spooky trouble on Halloween! Cheeky, extremely readable and funny young fiction from the bestselling author behind the hilarious OI FROG series. 
 
It's Halloween and Daisy is going trick-or-treating for the very first time. In the dark . . . in the fog . . . with a VAMPIRE . . . armed only with a torch and some silly string. GULP! 
 
The funny, spooky and totally troublesome tale from the bestselling Daisy series.

KES GRAY was noted by the Independent as one of the top ten children's authors in the UK in 2003. He is the author of the bestselling DAISY books, including the award-winning EAT YOUR PEAS, and BILLY BUCKET was winner of the Red House Children's Book Award for Younger Readers.

It's Halloween and Daisy is going trick-or-treating for the very first time. In the dark . . . in the fog . . . with a VAMPIRE . . . armed only with a torch and some silly string. GULP! 
 
The funny, spooky and totally troublesome tale from the bestselling Daisy series.

Daisy and the Trouble with Coconuts

Daisy's back, and running into trouble again . . . this time at the funfair! Cheeky, extremely readable and funny young fiction from the bestselling author behind the hilarious OI FROG series.

Daisy's back, and running into trouble again . . . this time at the funfair! Cheeky, extremely readable and funny young fiction from the bestselling author behind the hilarious OI FROG series. 
 
Here comes trouble! 
 
Daisy cannot wait to go to the funfair! 
 
But the trouble with funfairs is, there are coconuts there. 
 
And coconuts are THE WORST TYPE OF NUTS. Daisy very firmly believes that they shouldn't be allowed at a funfair. 
 
They're too big and too hairy, and if you win one they just get you in trouble. Which DEFINITELY isn't Daisy's fault!

Another BRILLIANT laugh-out-loud Daisy adventure, from the bestselling author of the Oi Frog series, Kes Gray. 
 
Here comes trouble! 
 
Daisy cannot wait to go to the funfair! 
 
But the trouble with funfairs is, there are coconuts there. 
 
And coconuts are THE WORST TYPE OF NUTS. Daisy very firmly believes that they shouldn’t be allowed at a funfair. 
 
They’re too big and too hairy, and if you win one they just get you in trouble. Which DEFINITELY isn’t Daisy’s fault!

Daisy and the Trouble with Piggy Banks

Daisy's getting into more trouble than ever in her tenth brilliantly funny book! From the bestselling author behind the hilarious OI FROG series.

Daisy's getting into more trouble than ever in her tenth brilliantly funny book! From the bestselling author behind the hilarious OI FROG series. 
 
Here comes trouble! 
 
Daisy has a lot to learn when it comes to saving and making money. 
 
When her best friend Gabby gets the most awesome, immense, water-squirting micro-scooter Daisy's ever seen, she MUST have one too! 
 
The trouble is, is they cost a LOT of money. So Daisy and Gabby hatch a money-making plan. Surely nothing will go wrong?

Ten novels in and Kes Gray’s Daisy is as much of a troublemaker as ever

Another BRILLIANT laugh-out-loud Daisy adventure, from the bestselling author of the Oi Frog series, Kes Gray. 
 
Here comes trouble! 
 
Daisy has a lot to learn when it comes to saving and making money. 
 
When her best friend Gabby gets the most awesome, immense, water-squirting micro-scooter Daisy’s ever seen, she MUST have one too! 
 
The trouble is, is they cost a LOT of money. So Daisy and Gabby hatch a money-making plan. Surely nothing will go wrong?

Daisy and the Trouble with Kittens

Daisy's in trouble again! Cheeky, extremely readable and funny young fiction from the bestselling author behind the hilarious OI FROG series.

Daisy's in trouble again! Cheeky, extremely readable and funny young fiction from the bestselling author behind the hilarious OI FROG series. 
 
Here comes trouble! 
 
Daisy is going on holiday! In an actual plane to actual Spain! It's so exciting! 
 
She's going to do so many INCREDIBLE things like: 
 
See a palm tree 
Eat octopus 
Play Zombie Mermaids 
 
The trouble is, there are lots of small and cute and furry kittens on Daisy's holiday too. And guess who wants to be their new mum?!

Gray's instinct for irony goes hand in hand with Parsons' and Sharratt's senses of humour, making the book a worthy and hilarious successor to all the other Daisy books that are available. The book is great fun for reading aloud, or even on one's own

Another BRILLIANT laugh-out-loud Daisy adventure, from the bestselling author of the Oi Frog series, Kes Gray. 
 
Here comes trouble! 
 
Daisy is going on holiday! In an actual plane to actual Spain! It's so exciting! 
 
She’s going to do so many INCREDIBLE things like: 
 
See a palm tree 
Eat octopus 
Play Zombie Mermaids 
 
The trouble is, there are lots of small and cute and furry kittens on Daisy’s holiday too. And guess who wants to be their new mum?!

Daisy and the Trouble with School Trips

Another hilarious DAISY adventure from the bestselling author behind the OI FROG series.

Another hilarious DAISY adventure from the bestselling author behind the OI FROG series. 
 
Here comes trouble! 
 
Daisy is going on a school trip to Bobbington Hall! But the trouble with school trips is that teachers will be there too. So Daisy can't go exploring! There will be: 
 
Suits of armour 
Olden toilets 
Secret passages 
 
The trouble is, they're proving really hard to find! But what will happen when Daisy does find the secrets of Bobbington Hall?

Another BRILLIANT laugh-out-loud Daisy adventure, from the bestselling author of the Oi Frog series, Kes Gray. 
 
Here comes trouble! 
 
Daisy is going on a school trip to Bobbington Hall! But the trouble with school trips is that teachers will be there too. So Daisy can’t go exploring! There will be: 
 
Suits of armour 
Olden toilets 
Secret passages 
 
The trouble is, they’re proving really hard to find! But what will happen when Daisy does find the secrets of Bobbington Hall?

Daisy and the Trouble with Sports Day

Getting into trouble has never been so much fun! Another brilliantly funny tale all about Daisy's adventures at her school Sports Day, from the best-selling author behind the hilarious OI FROG series.

Getting into trouble has never been so much fun! Another brilliantly funny tale all about Daisy's adventures at her school Sports Day, from the best-selling author behind the hilarious OI FROG series. 
 
Here comes trouble! 
 
Daisy is so excited for her school Sports Day! 
 
She and her best friend Gabby are training hard. They're going for gold! They're getting themselves in the zone with a strict athlete's diet of Mars bars, Twiglets and cheese strings! 
 
The trouble is, everyone else in the class wants to win too...

Another BRILLIANT laugh-out-loud Daisy adventure, from the bestselling author of the Oi Frog series, Kes Gray. 
 
Here comes trouble! 
 
Daisy is so excited for her school Sports Day! 
 
She and her best friend Gabby are training hard. They’re going for gold! They’re getting themselves in the zone with a strict athlete’s diet of Mars bars, Twiglets and cheese strings! 
 
The trouble is, everyone else in the class wants to win too...

Daisy and the Trouble with Maggots

Go crazy for the one and only Daisy! Cheeky, extremely readable and funny young fiction from the bestselling author behind the hilarious OI FROG series.

Go crazy for the one and only Daisy! Cheeky, extremely readable and funny young fiction from the bestselling author behind the hilarious OI FROG series. 
 
Here comes trouble! 
 
Daisy's uncle is taking her on a FISHING TRIP! And she is so excited. 
 
There is so much to learn about fishing, it isn't just about rods and bait and waiting. Daisy also needs to know about: 
 
How water witches turn fishermen into dog poos 
Why supermarkets don't stock picknicky things like lemonade and chicken wings on the same shelf 
And why maggots are one of the best things about fishing! 
 
But the trouble with maggots is they don't make very good catapult ammunition...

Another BRILLIANT laugh-out-loud Daisy adventure, from bestselling author of the Oi Frog series, Kes Gray. 
 
Here comes trouble! 
 
Daisy’s uncle is taking her on a FISHING TRIP! And she is so excited. 
 
There is so much to learn about fishing, it isn’t just about rods and bait and waiting. Daisy also needs to know about: 
 
How water witches turn fishermen into dog poos 
Why supermarkets don’t stock picknicky things like lemonade and chicken wings on the same shelf 
And why maggots are one of the best things about fishing! 
 
But the trouble with maggots is they don’t make very good catapult ammunition…

Daisy and the Trouble with Nature

The brand new DAISY adventure from the bestselling author behind the hilarious OI FROG series.

The BRAND NEW laugh-out-loud new Daisy adventure, from bestselling author of the Oi Frog series, Kes Gray. 
 
Here comes trouble! 
 
Daisy and her class are so excited when their new school nature garden is unveiled. 
 
But the trouble with their nature garden is, there's not very much nature in it. 
 
There are NO: 
 
Birds 
Butterflies 
Grizzly Bears 
Wolverines 
 
If there's one thing Daisy HATES it's waiting. Especially waiting for nature to appear. Luckily, she's going camping with Gabby, and will find LOTS of nature to bring back. 
 
Only, the trouble with nature is, it's really hard to control...

The BRAND NEW laugh-out-loud new Daisy adventure, from bestselling author of the Oi Frog series, Kes Gray. 
 
Here comes trouble! 
 
Daisy and her class are so excited when their new school nature garden is unveiled. 
 
But the trouble with their nature garden is, there's not very much nature in it. 
 
There are NO: 
 
Birds 
Butterflies 
Grizzly Bears 
Wolverines 
 
If there’s one thing Daisy HATES it’s waiting. Especially waiting for nature to appear. Luckily, she’s going camping with Gabby, and will find LOTS of nature to bring back. 
 
Only, the trouble with nature is, it’s really hard to control…

Daisy and the Trouble with Chocolate

Daisy's getting into so much trouble over the Easter holidays! Cheeky, extremely readable and funny young fiction from the bestselling author behind the hilarious OI FROG series.

Daisy's getting into so much trouble over the Easter holidays! Cheeky, extremely readable and funny young fiction from the bestselling author behind the hilarious OI FROG series. 
 
Another BRILLIANT laugh-out-loud Daisy adventure, from bestselling author of the Oi Frog series, Kes Gray. 
 
Here comes trouble! 
 
Daisy is usually happy with her strawberry Dip Dab lollies or Crunchy Cream biscuits, but when Easter comes round, it's all about chocolate. 
 
And the trouble with chocolate is, it's TOO DELICIOUS. So when Daisy's mum tells her they're going to Chocolate Land as a special treat, she is REALLY excited! 
 
PLUS she has been chosen to look after the class hamsters, Pickle and Pops! This could be the best Easter ever. 
 
But the trouble with hamsters and chocolate is, the two shouldn't mix...

Another BRILLIANT laugh-out-loud Daisy adventure, from bestselling author of the Oi Frog series, Kes Gray. 
 
Here comes trouble! 
 
Daisy is usually happy with her strawberry Dip Dab lollies or Crunchy Cream biscuits, but when Easter comes round, it’s all about chocolate. 
 
And the trouble with chocolate is, it’s TOO DELICIOUS. So when Daisy’s mum tells her they’re going to Chocolate Land as a special treat, she is REALLY excited! 
 
PLUS she has been chosen to look after the class hamsters, Pickle and Pops! This could be the best Easter ever. 
 
 But the trouble with hamsters and chocolate is, the two shouldn’t mix…

Daisy and the Trouble with Life

Daisy's guide to life - cheeky, extremely readable and very funny young fiction from the bestselling author behind the hilarious OI FROG series.

Daisy's guide to life - cheeky, extremely readable and very funny young fiction from the bestselling author behind the hilarious OI FROG series. 
 
Here comes trouble! 
 
Daisy isn't have a very good time of it lately. 
 
She's been GROUNDED. And the trouble with being grounded is, she can't: 
Hop 
Skip 
Fly 
Parachute 
 
Mum says she's lucky that she's been allowed out of her bedroom AT ALL. 
 
But just what has she done that's so bad? And will she ever be allowed to have fun ever again?

Full of humour, this is great for newly confident readers

This is a great book to encourage new readers and to bring on those who enjoyed the previous Daisy books

Another BRILLIANT laugh-out-loud Daisy adventure, from bestselling author of the Oi Frog series, Kes Gray. 
 
Here comes trouble! 
 
Daisy isn’t have a very good time of it lately. 
 
She’s been GROUNDED. And the trouble with being grounded is, she can’t: 
Hop 
Skip 
Fly 
Parachute 
 
Mum says she’s lucky that she’s been allowed out of her bedroom AT ALL. 
 
But just what has she done that’s so bad? And will she ever be allowed to have fun ever again?

Daisy and the Trouble with Zoos

Daisy's in trouble again! Cheeky, extremely readable and funny young fiction from the bestselling author behind the hilarious OI FROG series. 
 
Another BRILLIANT laugh-out-loud Daisy adventure, from bestselling author of the Oi Frog series, Kes Gray. 
 
Here comes trouble! 
 
Daisy is SO excited because it's her BIRTHDAY and she's getting a special treat! 
 
Mum is taking Daisy and her best friends Gabby and Dylan to the zoo. 
 
The trouble with zoos is, the animals are TOO CUTE. Especially the penguins... 
 
So when Daisy gets to go into the ACTUAL penguin cage with the ACTUAL zookeeper and feed the ACTUAL penguins, it really isn't her fault that she has to secretly adopt one. 
 
But Daisy soon discovers that the trouble with penguins is, they don't make the easiest pets.

A good read for emergent readers, with an amusing twist to the story that will draw them along as they become involved with Daisy, her mum and her friends

Gray manages convincingly to get inside the seven-year-old mind to create a laugh-aloud read for newly independent readers

This is an amusing, easy-to-read story book for young readers. it is sure to become a firm favourite with old and new fans of Daisy

This is a laugh out loud story with hilarious illustrations

WHAM gives Daisy and the Trouble with Zoos five out of five for laugh-out-loud-ability!

Another BRILLIANT laugh-out-loud Daisy adventure, from bestselling author of the Oi Frog series, Kes Gray. 
 
Here comes trouble! 
 
Daisy is SO excited because it’s her BIRTHDAY and she’s getting a special treat! 
 
Mum is taking Daisy and her best friends Gabby and Dylan to the zoo. 
 
The trouble with zoos is, the animals are TOO CUTE. Especially the penguins… 
 
So when Daisy gets to go into the ACTUAL penguin cage with the ACTUAL zookeeper and feed the ACTUAL penguins, it really isn’t her fault that she has to secretly adopt one. 
 
But Daisy soon discovers that the trouble with penguins is, they don’t make the easiest pets.

Kes Gray

Nick Sharratt

Brilliantly illustrated, this bright and jokey book is a winner

A brilliantly funny book that will strike familiar chords with both parents and children

Kes Gray

Praise for Daisy: Eat Your Peas

Brilliantly illustrated, this bright and jokey book is a winner

Daisy, with her perfectly round face, determined, beady eyes and severe Joan of Arc coif, is a veritable icon of juvenile intransigence

A brilliantly funny book that will strike familiar chords with both parents and children

Brilliantly illustrated, this bright and jokey book is a winner

Daisy, with her perfectly round face, determined, beady eyes and severe Joan of Arc coif, is a veritable icon of juvenile intransigence

A brilliantly funny book that will strike familiar chords with both parents and children

Brilliantly illustrated, this bright and jokey book is a winner

Daisy, with her perfectly round face, determined, beady eyes and severe Joan of Arc coif, is a veritable icon of juvenile intransigence

A brilliantly funny book that will strike familiar chords with both parents and children

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